Is always Age severe?
Is never Youth austere?
Spring-fruits are sour to eat;
Autumn's the mellow time.
Nay, very late in the year,
Short day and frosty rime,
Thought, like a winter pear,
Stone-cold in summer's prime,
May turn from harsh to sweet.
The Winter Pear
William Allingham
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Poem topics: autumn, never, spring, summer, time, winter, sweet, severe, cold, year, short, prime, thought, stone, Valentine's Day, youth, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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